DescriptionFounded in 1983 by principal shareholder William I. Koch, Oxbow is one of the world's largest recyclers of refinery and natural gas coproducts. Oxbow is headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida with approximately 950 employees operating from more than 30 locations in 14 countries worldwide. Oxbow is a world leader in the production and distribution of calcined petroleum coke and the distribution of fuel grade petroleum coke. Oxbow also provides bulk storage and handling for petroleum coke and other commodities. Oxbow's scale, expertise and leading market positions have allowed it to create a powerful global sourcing platform with superior market intelligence and longstanding relationships with many of its key suppliers and customers. Oxbow's products are essential in the production of aluminum, steel, glass and cement and our specialty products are used in variety of innovative products, including high performance plastics, solar panels, electronics and batteries. Oxbow is annually ranked by Forbes as one of the top 500 privately held U.S. companies. Our success as a company and industry leader comes from a winning combination of teamwork, innovative uses of technology, and our talented employees.Oxbow Calcining LLC is currently looking for a Maintenance Person 1 to join our team in Enid, OK. This position will be responsible for the maintenance of plant equipment and facilities to insure maximum contribution to the safety, quality and productivity of the plant.Essential Job Duties:
- Comply with all of Oxbow's Health & Safety Policies.
- Responsible for understanding and complying with all International Standards Organization (ISO) requirements applicable to the facility, including, but not limited to, compliance with OSHA, environmental regulations, and quality requirements.
- Troubleshoots, repairs, and performs necessary calibration of machinery.
- Repairs and operates, including but not limited to, mechanical, hydraulic, electrical, pneumatic, and preventive maintenance tasks.
- Maintains self-awareness on safety issues and requirements and reports any safety concerns immediately to supervisor or Safety Coordinator.
- Works cooperatively to support all plant maintenance personnel and contractors to achieve completion of workload in a safe, efficient manner.
- Works closely with production and maintenance personnel to reduce or eliminate down time.
- Support efforts to maximize production through creative problem solving, adaptation, and correction of process bottlenecks.
- Focuses on continuous improvement in all aspects of the job.
- Communicates maintenance performance to and carry out all directives from the maintenance supervisor.
- Completes work orders and documents the time, tasks and parts/supplies needed to complete the work order.
- Maintains updated documentation of all machinery and equipment changes.
- Performs required maintenance duties as needed on an on-call basis and as scheduled.
- Supports management with special projects and workflow process improvements and other duties as assigned.
- Actively participate in plant health & safety processes, including safety committees, health & safety inspections, safety meetings/toolbox talks, job safety analysis (JSAs), incident/near miss investigations, and formal monthly safety training.
- Operates all mobile equipment required on the job for material or parts placement (manlifts, forklifts, and work trucks).
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Be aware and comply with all health and safety rules and requirements applicable to their work and to the general safety of other employee's.
- Utilize expertise in maintenance department to ensure safety of all persons involved in maintenance, operational, and general activities relating to the maintenance department.
- Communicates clearly and concisely in a variety of communication settings and styles. Effectively tailors the message to the needs of the audience.
- Establishes goals and objectives, which are specific, measurable, achievable and relevant.
- Lays out work in a well-planned and organized manner.
- Strong commitment to compliance.
- Must understand and apply welding/cutting best practice techniques; Understand safe operation of welding equipment; Must follow all safety procedures/policies/JSA/JSOP's for safe work while performing hot work.
- Must have the abilities to plan, layout, fabricate and perform welding/cutting job tasks.
- Work skillfully with hands; Accept responsibility for work performed.
- Ability to routinely operate mobile equipment in the plant to complete work tasks (ex. Forklift, Manlift).
RequirementsEducation and Experience:
- High school diploma / GED Equivalent
- Two or more years of experience as a multi-craft maintenance technician in an industrial manufacturing environment or two-year technical degree from accredited technical school required.
Physical Requirements:
- Typically works in plant environment, which may include extreme working conditions and inclement weather conditions.
- As needed, lifts, carries or otherwise moves and positions objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
- Must be able to work in confined spaces, and in elevated work areas up to 160ft.
- Must be able to work with wrenches, pipe wrenches and other tools; requires turning and tightening nuts and bolts.
- Ability to climb stairs, ladders, and work at heights of approximately 160ft.
- Must be able to pass general physically fit testing.
- Must be able to operate heavy equipment throughout the plant.
- Must be trained in the safety requirements at the facility.
- Ability to communicate or exchange effectively, either written or oral, with other employees in the plant as well as with outside auditors/examiners.
- Requires frequent/constant work in areas with moving, vibrating, rotating equipment.
- Personal Protective Equipment required for the job include eye protection, hearing protection, hardhat, appropriate gloves for the task, steel-toed boots, dust mask, and fall protection.
- Work requires rotating on-call rotation. In addition to some weekend and/or evening overtime work.
- Must be able to travel as needed.